and always careful!!!!
Ok call me a whimp.............
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Racer
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From: Calgary AB
Ok call me a whimp.............
So with my car being up on blocks since January when I got it I did a few mods, one of them lowering on stock bolts.
Then I decided to get the ACI front spoiler and just put that on about a 2 weeks ago.
Last weekend I lowered the car down off the with a couple of 2X4's under the front wheels to make sure the jack had enough room to slide out and............
Well the jack did come out and I backed off of the 2X4's and the front spoiler was approx 3" off of the ground!!!
Needless to say I could not get out of my driveway with it this low, not to mention the concerns of the turbo oil return lines being that low under the car so me being the whimp I am I raised it back to stock height! I never expected it to drop that much and must say it looks better at stock height as it looked silly IMO with the front lip that close to the ground. Looked like I was the type that would own the mini truck slammed!!
Tony2
Then I decided to get the ACI front spoiler and just put that on about a 2 weeks ago.
Last weekend I lowered the car down off the with a couple of 2X4's under the front wheels to make sure the jack had enough room to slide out and............
Well the jack did come out and I backed off of the 2X4's and the front spoiler was approx 3" off of the ground!!!
Needless to say I could not get out of my driveway with it this low, not to mention the concerns of the turbo oil return lines being that low under the car so me being the whimp I am I raised it back to stock height! I never expected it to drop that much and must say it looks better at stock height as it looked silly IMO with the front lip that close to the ground. Looked like I was the type that would own the mini truck slammed!!
Tony2
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I could not get out of my driveway either if I lowered mine 
besides it would be even harder to get out of the car as well when lowered lower than it already is
besides it would be even harder to get out of the car as well when lowered lower than it already is
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From: Wayne New Jersey
Roads and driveways, etc. here in the North Jersey area are just not to friendly to the Vette as it is, so lowering it here would make it almost impossible to drive without a planned route to anywhere I wanted to go.
Either way, I am with most and believe it does look better being lowered. It is just not practical for me.
Either way, I am with most and believe it does look better being lowered. It is just not practical for me.
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Lower it!!!!
Hey Tony saw your post I haven't been to Calgary in years cool to see there are some vettes up there. I grew up in N Wash lots of 4X4's not many vettes and drop that thing back down the C5's look so much better an inch or two lower A.
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Sometimes lowering it just won't work out - I want to do mine, but I really have to check and see if I can get in my driveway if I go lower.
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I like the looks of the Vette lowered, but for me it is not practical.
I just put my ACI chin spoiler on today.
I built these ramps for $3.00 with 2x10's from the bin at Home Depot.
I can get the floor jack in and out without any trouble.
I just put my ACI chin spoiler on today.
I built these ramps for $3.00 with 2x10's from the bin at Home Depot.
I can get the floor jack in and out without any trouble.
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Another vote for "like the lowered look, but totally impractical for me". I need to make some changes at the bottom of my driveway to keep from scraping in and out, but the city won't let me change the sidewalk. I have learned a way to pull into the driveway without scraping, but backing out is still a problem.
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Most driveways and some parking lots are bad for a car with stock height, I can't imagine lowering one then putting someting on the front that lower than stock height-your asking for trouble-doubt you'd have it out for more than a couple of weeks without scraping or tearing it up.
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From: Stewartsville NJ
Originally Posted by jjopalka
Roads and driveways, etc. here in the North Jersey area are just not to friendly to the Vette as it is, so lowering it here would make it almost impossible to drive without a planned route to anywhere I wanted to go.
Either way, I am with most and believe it does look better being lowered. It is just not practical for me.
Either way, I am with most and believe it does look better being lowered. It is just not practical for me.
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Originally Posted by Tony2
So with my car being up on blocks since January when I got it I did a few mods, one of them lowering on stock bolts.
Then I decided to get the ACI front spoiler and just put that on about a 2 weeks ago.
Last weekend I lowered the car down off the with a couple of 2X4's under the front wheels to make sure the jack had enough room to slide out and............
Well the jack did come out and I backed off of the 2X4's and the front spoiler was approx 3" off of the ground!!!
Needless to say I could not get out of my driveway with it this low, not to mention the concerns of the turbo oil return lines being that low under the car so me being the whimp I am I raised it back to stock height! I never expected it to drop that much and must say it looks better at stock height as it looked silly IMO with the front lip that close to the ground. Looked like I was the type that would own the mini truck slammed!!
Tony2
Then I decided to get the ACI front spoiler and just put that on about a 2 weeks ago.
Last weekend I lowered the car down off the with a couple of 2X4's under the front wheels to make sure the jack had enough room to slide out and............
Well the jack did come out and I backed off of the 2X4's and the front spoiler was approx 3" off of the ground!!!
Needless to say I could not get out of my driveway with it this low, not to mention the concerns of the turbo oil return lines being that low under the car so me being the whimp I am I raised it back to stock height! I never expected it to drop that much and must say it looks better at stock height as it looked silly IMO with the front lip that close to the ground. Looked like I was the type that would own the mini truck slammed!!
Tony2
Okay..since noone else has
WIMP!!!
j/k I am at stock ride height also.
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Originally Posted by Tony2
Needless to say I could not get out of my driveway with it this low
How's the weather up there? Every time I start to miss the city our friends tell us how it snowed in September and I miss it a little less.
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From: Middletown PA
I'm from Pennnsylvania...and our roads are BADDER than your roads, any day, no matter where you are from.
No way I could consider going lower. Just scraped again yesterday on the way home. Makes me shudder everytime it happens, even though I know it's probably not doing any serious damage.
No way I could consider going lower. Just scraped again yesterday on the way home. Makes me shudder everytime it happens, even though I know it's probably not doing any serious damage.
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From: Calgary AB
Originally Posted by Sherpaboy
Hey Tony saw your post I haven't been to Calgary in years cool to see there are some vettes up there. I grew up in N Wash lots of 4X4's not many vettes and drop that thing back down the C5's look so much better an inch or two lower A.
Originally Posted by Craig Wagner
There are some pretty steep driveways in Calgary. I lived there for 10 years before moving south, and I could never have had a lowered car with the steepness of our driveway.
How's the weather up there? Every time I start to miss the city our friends tell us how it snowed in September and I miss it a little less.
How's the weather up there? Every time I start to miss the city our friends tell us how it snowed in September and I miss it a little less.
Yup it was the driveways that had me worried, sometimes when the roads are busy you cant always take that angle you would like as well………so needless to say Chaase was correct I am a Wimp!! lol But the front of my car will like me for it, and like most of you eluded too it is more practical this way, with it lowered I liked the way it looked from the sides just not the front being that low with the lower lip on.
Tony2
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From: Middletown PA
Originally Posted by WKMCD
Why now just change the title of this post to "All Wimps Check In Here!"
Drop it. Be Careful. Look
Drop it. Be Careful. Look
I agree they look better lower than higher, but I'd rather have a higher vette in one piece than a lower one in pieces.